Background image for navigation view

Question

I am having problems with properly displaying background image of navigation view. Here is the pic:

Answer 1

Mike Rundle and Casebash's code is great. I used [NSValue valueWithNonretainedObject:self] to avoid the copyWithZone error. Wrapping self in an NSValue object allows it to be copied into the navigationBarImages dictionary.

- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect
{
    NSString *imageName=[navigationBarImages objectForKey:[NSValue valueWithNonretainedObject:self]];
...}

- (void)setImage:(NSString*)image
{
    [navigationBarImages setObject:image forKey:[NSValue valueWithNonretainedObject:self]];
}

Answer 2

I modified Mike Rundle's version so that the a custom image can be set if necessary. I also merged in 40lb-suit-of-bees suggested changes. initImageDictionary needs to be called during initialisation:

//UINavigationBar+CustomImage.h
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

@interface UINavigationBar(CustomImage)
+ (void) initImageDictionary;
- (void) drawRect:(CGRect)rect;
- (void) setImage:(UIImage*)image;
@end


//UINavigationBar+CustomImage.m    
#import "UINavigationBar+CustomImage.h"
//Global dictionary for recording background image
static NSMutableDictionary *navigationBarImages = NULL;

@implementation UINavigationBar(CustomImage)
//Overrider to draw a custom image

+ (void)initImageDictionary
{
    if(navigationBarImages==NULL){
        navigationBarImages=[[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
    }   
}

- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect
{
    NSString *imageName=[navigationBarImages objectForKey:[NSValue valueWithNonretainedObject: self]];
    if (imageName==nil) {
        imageName=@"header_bg.png";
    }
    UIImage *image = [UIImage imageNamed: imageName];
    [image drawInRect:CGRectMake(0, 0, self.frame.size.width, self.frame.size.height)];
}

//Allow the setting of an image for the navigation bar
- (void)setImage:(UIImage*)image
{
    [navigationBarImages setObject:image forKey:[NSValue valueWithNonretainedObject: self]];
}
@end